The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-11-26
WOMAN'S LOVE.
A Prize to BE Won by Hearty and Per-
sistent Effort.

Somebody once said-I never re-
member names-that any woman with
out positive hump can marry any
man she pleases. 1 believe that any
man even with hump can marry any
woman he pleases."
A murmur of disapprobation arose
from the petticoated listeners.
"And the only requisite is persist
ence, with some little measure of judg-
ment."
The murmur grew to clamor, but
the speaker was also a woman, and
very bright one at that. She waited
until the tumult of indignation and
ejaculation had subsidized, and then
preached US the following little sermon
! from the above assertion as a text:
'Of course l can not make this an
| absolute statement, but it is very
general rule, and as such has no more
than the orthodox number of excep-
tons. Once in awhile Il woman can
not be won by merely dog-like follow
ing; and if two men chance to set their
affections on the same object one OF
them will eventually have to yield-un-
less they 90 to Utah inverted (thought-
fully; but that does not pertain to the
subject.
Usually man has but to get his
eye upon the goal, and then steadily
pursue it, through thick and thin, veal
and woe, deviating only enough to
make food for reflection, slowing up
only enough to get a header for fresh
start, and some time he is bound to get
there. 1t may take years. He may
lead to the altar any thing but girlish
bride, but the game, such as it is, is
his. and bound to be his.
Not one woman in a thousand can
withstand constant, enduring affection.
She may personally have no predilec-
ton for the man, and her sense may
be altogether on the other side of the
scales, but if he tells her she is the one
woman in the world, and continues to
tell her. by words when convenient, by
actions always, he will soon have a
place in her emotions that no other
man has or can have. In fact (conf-
dcntially), | believe that woman's love
is generally nothing but y reflection.
Otherwise, how is she usually so
cnamored OF the man she mates with?
She has no free choice in the matter.
She can not select what she naturally
likes and &dnlires, but must take what
| = ,frN,.oI Tho I I'll. l.
man usually marries a woman whom
he is first attracted to by admira-
ton, woman's attachment has
very seldom that basis. After mar
riage, however, the affection of the wife
who took him because he alone offered
himself is by no means less than that of
the husband who chose her from among
ten thousand. On the contrary, it is
unquestionably deeper, more fervent,
longer lived. But it is not founded on
the same basis. 1t has its roots, not in
the mans virtues and attractions, but
in his feelings for herself She adores
him because he first adored her--a fiat
tering Illustration of our lack of vanity.
you see.
Nov, my friends, none of you can
deny this. There is no one of you but
knows that the moment you find out
that man is in love with you he ac-
quires an added interest in your eyes.
When he VOWS you are an angel you
discover that he has good taste, at
least; and when he signs he will die
without you, you realize, for the first
time, probably, what the body polite
might become without him. In short,
if he is in love with you, you are to a
certain extent, and perhaps only tenn
porarly, ut first in love with him; but
if his ardor continues. since like causes
produce like effects. he constantly rises
in your eyes until finally-well, Pope
was deformed man and so was Byron;
you don't measure man by his Shout
dcrs. But, girls, you never chose &
humpback, physically, Intellectually OIL
morally. He chooses you and he just
kept after you until he got you"
At this couple of the virgin mem.
bers of the audience twisted their ring.
lets into the palms of their hands and
thoughtfully spoke of the fashions il
passementcries. - Theodore W,ntoD, IN
MiIWaukce Wisconsin.
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